Asus M5A97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 19:48
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 59.2 2-Core 116 55% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 330 33% 269 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 38.8 Parallax 52 34% 44.2 fps	MRender 54.6 Gravity 48.2 Splatting 36 37% 46.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 460 Write 255 Mixed 124 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 27 105% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 114 107% 168 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 244GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 68 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 92.5 Write 92.2 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 67 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 162% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 62%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 180 182 179 179 178 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 154 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 172 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 288% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 153GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 119 119 120 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 96.7 Write 94.5 Mixed 71 SusWrite 115 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 84%
WDC WD20 02FAEX-007BA0 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 215GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0 0.1 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 29 Mixed 25 SusWrite 0.1 27% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 55%
ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 32.2 Mixed 28 SusWrite 28.9 41% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 77%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	7.75% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 30 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 4 30% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 46% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 7.75% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 101%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 26%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	52x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	43x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	133x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	85x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16